we will begin each work coverage of the deadly shooting in just a moment. maureen: first we are on a severe weather alert as storms crash through our area. that is the scene from just a few minutes ago in fairfax word 10,000 people are without power. similar scenes in bowie, maryland. leon: that is scary looking stuff there. that is in addition to reports we're getting a flooded roads and trees down. this one is blocking new hampshire avenue at georgia avenue. there also to reports of people being struck by lightning in maryland. at least one hurt in several homes are damaged. doug hill is traffic -- tracking with a worse about whether is now here it doug: doug: the heaviest have now passed south of the district into southern maryland. severe stutter storm warning continuing until 6:15 in that polygon that accompanies --

encompasses part of -- if you are watching in those counties, you're looking up at marlborough and it will clear up quickly for you here is the rain hail, and high winds move south at 35 miles per hour. there have big some big winds. 58 miles per hour gusts in frederick. 43 miles for our in herndon. these are all commonplace numbers to the afternoon. close to two inches of rain in frederick. a lot of rain, close to an inch with these heavy storms. they continue to move at about 35 miles per hour but southern maryland, don't be surprised if you were put under a new severe thunderstorm warning and things will then calm down. maureen? leon: thanks, doug . maureen: an unspeakable tragedy after a gunman killed nine

people in one of the nation's oldest african-american churches. leon: it has been called a hate crime. 13 hours after shots rang out, police captured the suspect, dylann roof, 250 miles away in north carolina. we traveled to his hometown of lexington, south carolina. maureen: brad bell is live in the community with what he found. reporter: this is the home right back here where dylann roof was living. there was no sign of any sort of an issue. we talked to the people who live in the neighborhood and they say they never saw any problems. they saw a very quiet young man and they find it hard believe he has committed this crime that is shaken and an entire nation. the all that hunt for the man wanted for carrying out the worse mass murder in south carolina history. it ended late this morning with a routine traffic stop 220 50

miles away. >> terrible human being who would go into a place of worship where people were praying and kill them is now in custody. reporter: 21-year-old dylann roof. according to witnesses, he walked into historic emanuel ame church in charleston doing a prayer service. police say the suspect stat with members of the predominantly black congregation for one hour before finally standing up and opening fire killing nine people including the church's pastor, south carolina state senator clementa pinckney. >> senator pinckney was the moral conscious of the general assembly. reporter: police say the government reportedly told the woman he would let her live so she could tell people what he did. >> we look up today -- we woke

up today and the heart and soul of south carolina is broken. reporter: surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect. local police of the fbi spent the night looking for the car. they set out a nationwide alert, broadcasting these images and the license plate number of the vehicle and then played this morning the car spotted i a passerby in shelby, north to line up. a police officer there responded and pulled them over in arrested dylann roof. this afternoon the trusting community pulling together to breathe a sigh of relief and pray for the families of the victims. a horrific incident that is destination. president obama: now is the time for mourning and healing. reporter: what we know about young mr. dylann roof is that he bounced around this area. we are now southeast of

columbia. he lived for a while in lexington west of columbia. he did not do very well in school. we know be completed nice great and attended it twice. and then may have dropped out of school. we are working at piecing together all of that part of the story. we hope to have that few tonight at 11:00. east over south carolina, brad bell, abc 7 news. maureen: breaking now in the shooting. the suspect has arrived at an airport in shelby, north carolina. these are live pictures from outside the airport near charlotte. he will board a plane there to be taken back to charleston to face charges and the church shooting. leon: many have gathered for prayers. that includes a prayer circle of the capitol steps. the washington metropolitan ame church will hold a vigil tomorrow. maureen: president obama joined

the nation in grieving. he also expresses frustration. president obama: i have had to make statement like this too many times. communities like this have had to endure tragedies like this too many times. we don't have all the facts that we do know that once again innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting her hands on a gun. maureen: the president acknowledged this is a time for morning but said the nation must record with the fact shootings like this do not happen with the same frequencies and other advanced nations. the nation's most vocal supporter of gun rights, the national rifle association, has not yet responded for request for comments. leon: a gun range advertised -- many flooded the charleston post and courier's facebook page to a complaint about an ad that was found right above the story from

-- for ladies night at a local gun rage. the newspaper responded with a brief statement saying "the sticky note attached to some home delivery newspapers is a deeply regrettable coincidence." they apologize to those who are offended. maureen: last night shooting casted a spotlight. armed security. this church pays uniformed police officers to be in the congregation during services. he says his clients include a growing list of churches. >> churches used to be a place of safety. maureen: metropolitan ame church tells abc seven it posts security guards at almost every meeting. abc 7 news coverage of the charleston church shooting continues on wjla.com.

it includes a chilling, uncut interview with a cousin of reverend clementa pinckney about what happened inside the church. just ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 , was must be changed after a robbery year died because emergency responders thought he was drunk. leon: new clues in the car crash in which a five-year-old child was killed. maureen: we look at the latest from doug hill about the severe weather bringing problems to our area.

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leon: was it an accident or premeditated crash. a tuesday morning rick killed a five-year-old boy. kevin lewis explains why a bitter divorce is adding to this mystery. reporter: from the start of the lease call this fiery car crash suspicious. her five-year-old son, daniel dana, found dead in the backseat. civil court records show her marriage was headed towards divorce. in 2013, the 33 wrote filed a protective order against her husband. three days later he launched a protective order against his wife. the couple then filed for divorce. a court hearing was scheduled on the very day she jumped a concrete median and landed in this brush.

>> it was a bizarre crash. that was sent to say. whether the voice had any play or anything to do with it, is another matter. reporter: investigators wanted to speak with her but she remained in serious condition admit star washington's burn unit. >> a five-year-old died or was killed in it does seem suspicious. reporter: the father lives in this town home but is out of town. i family friend answered the door and shared his analysis. what is your gut tell you? >> god knows. is it real or not real, i don't know. reporter: records showed they had joint custody of little daniel but were only allowed to communicate the attacks message here >> we are leaving no stone unturned as we move forward in the investigation. reporter: kevin lewis, abc 7 news. maureen: back to the breaking

news in charleston about the church shooting. you're looking at the suspect who is -- has arrived and the airport in shelby, north carolina. these are live pictures him outside charlotte. he will be taken on the plane i police and other authorities back to charleston to face charges. leon: authorities cannot wait to interrogate him. coming up next on abc 7 news the new report that is blasting d.c. fire and ems run -- unfulfilled promises. maureen: doug hill updates are severe weather alert. robert: coming up in sports another hometown -- try to make an impression of the wizard and a very welcoming site for the nats. details when abc 7 news

maureen: a new report blasts

d.c. fire and ems after not making changes after a man's death in 2006. david rosenbaum died after being beaten after mugging. emergency responders wrote him off a strong. -- as drunk. reporter: firefighters ignored his daughter's pleas for help. he died feet from a fire station. a painful reminder for david rosenbaum's family about continued failures. >> all the attitudes and horrible things that happen with my brother, to see this again is horrible. reporter: he went for a walk in one of the victim of a mugging. first responders present the unconscious man was drunk. once at howard university hospital he might was on a gurney without treatment until it was too late. >> this is all to do with attitudes and all the things we found when my brother was killed. reporter: the family filed suit against the hospital and against the d.c. government. the establishment of the task force was part of the settlement. >> we have a long way to go.

reporter: the task force had 36 recommendations. an audit just released found the department has adopted just 11 recommendations. six partially, and it did adopt four bit later rescinded or reverse them. it is yet to adopt 15 of them. the biggest failure achieving and all hazard agency. >> where everyone is trained on the fire suppression side in the medical services side. maureen: that was steven tschida reporting. leon: we have a lot for you to report. doug: the immediate area has cleared up quickly. there is one area i want to show you live now that is at the heart of this severe thunderstorm. we're looking at the benedict bridge. i'm not sure which where we are looking. we're looking from the charles county side looking out of hughesville in the going eastward towards prince

frederick. i have traveled over that bridge many times and it is only about 20 feet above the water. you can see what is happening with the cars moving as far as the wind underneath and the high wind. that storm is moving out but it is continuing further south. adjacent sections into charles county. as get right to the numbers here and there are pictures to put this into perspective. those are the core areas of the severe thunderstorm. we bulls zoom in now and give you some real details. this is prince frederick and this is the area where we are seeing the picture. the bridge comes over right here and in that area there is some hail that will follow. we are watching this closely. very intense thunderstorm activity moving to the south and east at about 35 mouse for our. -- miles per hour. all going to get nailed for this torrential rain and lightning.

130 eight lightning strikes just in the small area over the past 15 minutes. a severe thunderstorm and that will continue to move up to the south and east. the flash flood warning has been canceled for the d.c. metro. now southern maryland across the short into dorchester county maryland. thunderstorm 20 continue to about 7:00. temperatures tonight and the evening will be fairly pleasant. overnight more storms could come into the picture here at we will run this through you twice. our storms flared up and moved out and now we're watching these other storms to could survive their trip eastward. more showers are possible in the overnight hours. futurecast shows things calming down briefly but then tomorrow night at cold front will move in and that will cause more scattered showers in the afternoon. by late saturday the remnants of

tropical storm built, to play here with ares arraigned and potentially heavy rain is spot. hazy and 79. 90 degrees in the affidavit showers and storms and that a chance of rain on saturday. we think the best chance will come in the unique with remnants of bill with rain overnight through sunday. still very hot and humid on monday and tuesday. leon: what's going on? robert: looked outside and nice-looking clouds of their here and monet davis came. we would get ready for game for

>> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local twee other dealers. robert: nats fans can look forward to the return of doug fister. hopefully he can bring life back to a scoreless pitching staff. he made it through a bullpen session on tuesday without issue . a lot of anticipation for his return. hopefully he can make a lot of things happening because matt williams will let him go all out tonight. >> we know he is went to work fast and throw strikes. control for him is important.

all of those being said, for me it is a health issue. making sure he does not feel any tightness. as long as that is the case he is good to go. robert: o's and phillies with some day action. ryan howard does a two run shot to center here. phillies win, 2-1. the nba draft is a week from today. another predraft workout at verizon and former virginia guard justin anderson was among the nba hopefuls. he averaged 12 points and four rebounds a game while leading the acc in shooting. he is projected to go to 21st overall. he said he is just looking forward to a system that best fits him. >> for me it is all about finding a fit. something that fits my style.

it helps on different levels. it else think it will the play multiple positions. i just want to continue to show my strength try to make it work. robert: round one of the u.s. open got out -- started today. that is your sports. leon: good deal. maureen: a little bit wet on the golf courses. doug: the heavy rain is now over southern maryland and the eastern shore. severe thunderstorm warning continues to 7:00. torrential downpours. it will clear out later this evening. the weather will improve tomorrow evening. more heavy rain possible with the remnants of bill for many parts of the area on saturday night and sunday. steve will give you a wake-up forecast at 11:00. leon:

an "world news tonight," from charleston we take you inside the church during the moment of horror the grandmother and her granddaughter who played dead to survive here the gunman in that bible study class for an hour before opening fire. who he asked for and what he said when the shooting was over. tonight here the major arrests. we're in the town where they found him. we have team coverage. also developing the flooding that's turning life threatening, the child swept away in the current. 50 million americans bracing for extreme weather tonight, and the two giant fires exploding overnight. the hunt for the escaped killers tonight and the new twist. the gift for the prison workers, a woman who worked in the taylor shop, what she took home with her. and what are the number one complaints for consumers in america, those robo calls, telemarketers and now text messaging